i ' ! ' " ' " Mw " Mt1,1''1,'TT'5T 111111 -'"1M11,1lw i aaaa aaaaaaaaassSaaas. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. aaaaaaaaaTaaSaaaaaaMaaaaaaa,,, SOL. MILLER, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. - THE CONSTITUTION AND THE UNION. TERMS-$2.00 PER ANNUM, IN ADTANCE. VOLUME XX.-JRJMBER 20. TROT, KAJSSAS; THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1876.1 WHOLE NUMBER, 1.008. . n M In I i fV V I ,) w (&Mtt orivg. A PASTOBAIi. ITL following pottery A. J. Unfitly, a hitherto tin knomi English poet, U one of tho most beanUfol thine we hire iwn for j ears. It U not only exquisitely tweet, satnral. and easy in Its flow, but it is a nun-el in the way of versification. Observe tho wonderfully ingenious man ner in wMch certain words of the first stanza are made to rbymo with the corresponding words in the second, and soon with the third and Xoorth, ettv Baton Tran $eripL I aat witfi Doris, the shepherd maiden 1 Ilrr crook was laden with wreathed flowers ; I sat and wooed her through sunlight wheeliug. And shadows stealing for boars and boors. ...

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m fiSi Mt f uu of tlte hwg. SLIPPEEY SAW. 01d Hainan, In the elder time. By canning art did climb sad climb i lie gathered wealth, be Gathered power. He roue with every peseta hoar. But when ble ky eeemed spotless blue. He mattered that it wouldn't do; He ture bU hair and cursed hi fate. For Mordecai eat at fue sate. Earn TUden. In the modern time. Br conning net did durb and climui lie to the chair of State did mount. And bnlkilyRTow hie bank account Yet, Then hi etar aeemed sailin j high. He frowned, and murmured, "Montreal." For with St. Ini came the tbon-ht Of "S. I. A. and Terre Haute." WHI5 Oreeley ran for President, About four year ago. He carried round, where er he went. Attached to hia habiliment, A i bt for laughter' flow ; For, from hia coat-tail banging- down, TTaa a tag by the name of U. Orati Brown. Xow TUden make the office race Which Democrat award. To Morrissey. who wink apace, "The purse, be aay. wllh radiant face, ls mightier than tne eword." And dandling from bl ...

i rey m w iii mi Sir Stanzas Wti. SOL. MILLER, Etlatoi-. TEOTT, KANSAS: Thursday, : : : Korember 9, 1876. An "ExplnnatfoH. It is Iianlly necessary fr ns to say that tlic article in last week's Chief, on the Reirrwnta live erpabhle in this District, was not wrilteu by ns, and iliil not express onr sentiments. We regret that it was pnlilMietl, for it iliil uo rihmI. "We sympathized with Mr. Heatley. We believe be was nnjnstly opjtosed, simply on the ground of prejudice against him; and that, if be were an nndefirable candidate, his nomination could bare been prevented. Bat this did not blind onr eyes to the fact that the prejudice existed, and in snch a degree that it would insure the elec tion of a Democratic Representative. We saw this before leaving home, and also that ranch bad blood would be stirred np over the matter. We did what we conld to bring aliout a better feel ing toward Mr. Heatley, bnt we bad no power to force men to change their minds; therefore, we desired that the C...

y-r Mht gm'ot the SMnj. SOTJA-AH LANOTTAOE. I Anropisi to tbe withdrawal of Southern stndents from the Princeton College, m aceunnt of tbe admission of col end students. Which we wish tu remark. And oar language ia iua-ali. That a man which In dark. And has kinks in bis kai-ab. Isn't coming to lectures with "we 'nns," And we 'una consent tone the-ab. v Which tbe lecture was tbst. On the "Science of Mind;" An.l onr hearts, as we ut. Were at peace with mankind, "When who should come in bnt a ni;z. And squat on a scat jost behind! We looked up at Mar, And be rone with a sigh. And remarked if a fsc' " Well, I wish I may die. If I'm guin' to sit here with a nls-gab," And we left, without a reply. "We repeat the remark. And our Unguaze is eqoa-ah. That a man which is dark. And has kinka in his hai-alt. Isn't coming to college with " we 'una And "m dm" consent to be the ah. Urnntlng Like a I'ljj. Tie following story, nhicb is told of John Siuitb (we will Rniipnse bin narue to he Smith) and...

'1 Wkt &m (Stuff. SOL.?HLIK, Editor. TEOY, KANSAS: Thursday, : : : November 16, 187S. Still In Doubt. Tlie result of tlie Presidential eleclimi is still in doitlit, and do immediate Tinpect f its be ing aun decided. The diapnted States are So-Jth Carolina, Florida, and Louisiana. Jf the Repnb licaim lose either, Tildcn is circled; bnt if Hayes carries Ibem all, he has a inajorfty of one Electo ral vote. Every day brings ot less than half a dozen despatches from each State, alternately positively claiming the snecess of H.iyes and of Tilden. It is becoming monotonous, and the pnblic are losing interest in it. At the request of leading men, prominent members of both par ties in the North havo gone to each of the dis puted States, to counsel quiet and moderation, and to rise their influence to have a fair count. Bnt whichever way the resnlt may be decided, there is not the slightest doubt that the lionest, nii'intimidatcd vote has carried all three of tlie dipnted States fur Hayes ...

I m nn Wit $n oi iU Wttg. THE CESTEN2HAX, BAGGAGE-SMASHER. C1XTO rEDTCB. Pete waa a Tip-Up baggageman : be ran on Xnmbei 4. TVhere the tears and croans of traveling Maa onntocn lojlyhebore: He eared not bow the women wept, or strong men raTea and swore, , "While be mntilated sample eases. d8?0!- annihilated ordinary laseaje. immolated erpet- bags, exterminated TD.l-le, and estinscisned travelers' outfits by the More, . This fine old T. P. baggageman, one of the modern time. cisTO excrsuus. Bat Thursday afternoon, there came a modest traveling OTiosmUed. and watched how ruthlessly the baggage Then.Ieir'tS out bU trunk for him to smash and Be aJa-Deer friend, my worldlr possessions are few and bumble j silver and gold have I none ; but such u I have are in that trunk. Handle it tenderly, for it il frail, and I am poor, and if there "a a man trav. eling who watches and weeps and prays over his baggage, then that's the kind of a man I am." (Chorus the same as before.) t CAXTOTXKXr. Bat ...

I the itausas ffihicf. SOL. 3rtLI.EK, Editor. TEOY, KANSAS: Thursday, : : : November 23, 1876. The 12nd Drawcili Wiffh. Tbe Presidency in still in l"lr "' the eD.'1 " approaching. rkmtli Carolina Is for Hayes, itli ont a IiitcU or a qcibblc, on tbe official vote, and Democratic Hllibnstering cannot cbanpe it. Florida h not yet decide!, bnt tad.nnedpo.i lively for Hayes. Tbe Returning Board will not commence tbe canvas until all tbe Coauties are in, as tbe Democrats are holding back some of tbe Counties, in order to "mark np" their major ities, in case a canvass shows a probable Repub lican majority. The Republicans are too sharp for them. The Louisiana Canvassing Board has com menced work, with all the pomp and prelimina ry of the Alabama Awarding Commission. They have, up to this time, been debating with the Democratic Commutes, politicians and roughs, who insist upon coming in and dictating their course. Tbe Board refuses to be bullied, and the State looks favorable for Hayes. Tbe...

W gfit'flXt MMt HtLE FOR JIBANCnnG COBJT. PEtLMLLK, Kv., Sept. 30. 1870. -I uotice.1 an article in tin Courier-Journal of September 27 from Ike T. Jloreland, of Allien'", Ala., wanting a rule for measuring corn in tli sliutk. I will ri.e my rale, wliitu I i'ave found to be as near ly correct as any, ami uot complicated. ''" Ascertain tlio uumlH-r of cubic feet in the crib of corn. Sccml-Ui id Hie sura by - and sub tract it from the number of cubic feet in the crib, if ordinarily 'Iip" shucked, ami, il-closely "slil"-huckcd, divide by 4 and take the product from the unmber of cubic feet in the cnb or pile ot corn, and then divide the Mini by 2, and the result will lie the nunilrif hnshtlnof corn in the crib or pile. The wagon-body that he gives iu his aiticle will hold l.r bushels ordinarily "slip"-sbucked, and irJ buhiU closely "nlip" tbneked. No rule can be given to apply to all kinds of corn. In ery indifferent corn the num ber of cubic feet ould have to be divided by 2 and that p...

P BBS Site ftts-HS (Sluef SOL. MIIrflXEXt, EUtr' TROY, KANSAS: Thursday, : : : KoTember 30, Qcrenitr Ofr-u Local preferences anu prejudice am ttrong iu Kama, bnt not more so than In the average of Western State and Territories. It ia natural that they ahonld be strong, where rival comma Legtslatlf-e Ofleen. Candidates for the various offices of the Legis lature are ahead beginning to present their claims. We shall have no voice in electing them, bnt there are two or three whom we think pecn- lUstery Repeal. Ittelf. We n-marked several times, during the We estiva, that It was tbe same old fight of 16C0 over again. It lias not lost its simiUnty ..nee tb- election. We find the same old Democratic blnstcrabont fihting if their cand.date is not declarod elected, whether the retnrns jn.tifys It or not. On the very next morning after the election, with the most meagre returns from the South, the Democractic papers announced that every Southern State ras solid for Tilden. It was only gness-...